- May 5, 2011
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Hey folks,
I spilled a large amount (12-16oz) of water onto my computer. It fell on top of my Thermaltake Level 10 case. As soon as it happened, I pressed the power button to turn it off, but I think it might have done so by itself. Still, it turned on one more time before I yanked the power cord out. I disassembled nearly everything and dried everything to the best of my ability. Despite not leaving said parts in an aerated room for an extended period of time (ie. 8-24 hours), I attempted to turn the computer on in several configurations: with/out memory, with/out GPU. The only things that turn on are the mouse and a usb powered fan.
I noticed a brown smear on the CPU fan surrounding what would be the edges of the CPU. It could be dust, but could it be also be indications of a fried CPU? And what of the PSU? I didn't disconnect it from the motherboard, so there could have been trace amounts of water there I suppose.
My primary concern is the data I have on the drives. I'd like to be able to reinstall Windows, but can I extract my data first?
What's the (possible) damage guys?
I spilled a large amount (12-16oz) of water onto my computer. It fell on top of my Thermaltake Level 10 case. As soon as it happened, I pressed the power button to turn it off, but I think it might have done so by itself. Still, it turned on one more time before I yanked the power cord out. I disassembled nearly everything and dried everything to the best of my ability. Despite not leaving said parts in an aerated room for an extended period of time (ie. 8-24 hours), I attempted to turn the computer on in several configurations: with/out memory, with/out GPU. The only things that turn on are the mouse and a usb powered fan.
I noticed a brown smear on the CPU fan surrounding what would be the edges of the CPU. It could be dust, but could it be also be indications of a fried CPU? And what of the PSU? I didn't disconnect it from the motherboard, so there could have been trace amounts of water there I suppose.
My primary concern is the data I have on the drives. I'd like to be able to reinstall Windows, but can I extract my data first?
What's the (possible) damage guys?
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